The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23

| Let us now ask the meaning of church
and State. the question that is being
ureed as antagOnistic to a republican
form of government? Church and
State as established by man is of human
origin. and when such church at
tempts the control of political govern
ments, it goes outside its right in this,
as it does in the enforcement OF divine
government without authority.
The Church of Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints has never claimed the right,
or attempted to control the pontlcal
governments of the world: Inc church
claims that, here IN this land Is estaD-
lished divine constitutional govern
ment, which receives its vitality and
strength from the Constitution, as the
church receives its vitality and strength
from divine revelation. These two be-
Ing of divine origin, the State stands as
a safeguard TO political and religious
liberty, while the church stands as the
| dispenser of life and salvation to tAe
! world.
The church claims no political
Tignt above that OF citizens OF the
onited States, and it is only by the ex-
efciSe OF the franchise that it holds its
supremacy OF local matters, which is a
right conferred by the Constitution on
every American community. Men
talk of priestly rule. There is no rule
In the church, that is admitted by the
members of the church, but that sane
toned by God in his divine revelations.
the Bible guiding the religious
opedlence, and the cons titutiOn guiding
the political obedience. If the opposi,
ton to the Latter-day Saints in this
territory be traced, we shall find it has
us nead and front among protesting
CHRISTIANS, the character and spirit of
which is manifest on every page of
sacred history. This church and con-
sutunonal government is Gods right
against priestly rule and a blighting
and unchristian spirit that is fast drfy-
ing the world to infdelity and anarchy.
What sad reflection upon the moral
and political character of our country is
the influence of the venal press in Utah
The Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints cannot be overthrow from
the fact that the opposition mas no
moral force in itself. From the
judiciul bench to the brothel, and the
low slums of Baccanalian reVelry, Nor
is the chief theme. Its pure
and God-sanctioned institutions, it's
deep reverence for the Deity, and love
of constitutional law, is besmeared
by the filthy debauchery of men
who from practical experience know
how to defile all that is pure. What a |
spectacle for the world to see religion |
lists reading, conferences endorsing, and |
priests gloating over, the
filth and lies as issued by the anti-Mor-
mon press IN this Territory! No Nor
mon is allowed to speak in defense of
law and order, of his love of country
and government, without it being inter
preted by the low and vulgar as so
much treachery, while such men are
loyal who are striving to destroy pol
ltlcal and religious freedom by trickery
and misrepresentation.
1t would do to believe that such
things existed in ancient polluted Rome.
where the marriage bed was defiled and
mems lives held cheap, when brought
n conflict with political hacks and
futures in human shape. But what of
rec America? What of religionists that
VIII foster corruption and imbecilities
Ind lying to overthrow a people whose
'nly crime is to love God supremely
md all Constitutional law with equal
ieVotlon? VERITAs.